Dust-pan.



No. 717,639. PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903. G. G. TIGHENOR.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

GRACE G. TICHENOR, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DUST-PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,639, dated January6, 1903.

Application filed April 16, 1901.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GRACE G. Tronnnon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDust-Pans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to dust-pans; and it has for its object toprovide a pan from which the dust will not be spilled and which pan willstand firmly in an upright position when placed upon the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of panthat permits it to be made from a single sheet of metal, other objectsand advantages of the invention being apparent from the followingdescription.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of dust-pan. Fig. 2 is aplan view showing the blank from which the pan is made. Fig. 3 is asection on line a; 00 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a dust-pan the bodyportion of which is formed from a single sheet-metal blank. The blank,as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, includes a body portion 5, fromwhich extend lateral wings 6, of substantially triangular shape andwhich in the formation of the pan are bent to stand at right angles tothe body portion 5. The body 5 has an extension 7 projecting beyond thenarrowed ends of the wings 6, and this extension has its forward endbent at an acute angle upwardly on the line 8, and the extension 7 isthen bent upwardly on the line 9, so as to lie between the wings 6, andat an acute angle to the body 5, so that the lower edge of the bent endportion 30 thereof rests upon the body5 and forms the front of thedust-holding portion or body of the pan. The side'edges of theportion 7lie below the upper edges of the. side wings 6, and the part 7 forms anincline over which the dust is swept to fall upon the body 5 in the rearthereof. From the opposite end of the body 5 from the extension 7projects a rearward extension 10, the outer end of which is of truncatedtriangular shape, as shown at 18, and this extension 10 is bent upwardlyon Serial No. 56,073. Gl'o model.)

the linell to lie at an angle to the body 5, after which the truncatedportion 13 is bent downwardly and outwardly on the line 12 at anacuteangle to form a rest, the edge portion 14 thereof being bent toform a foot. From the wings 6, at the rear end portions thereof, projectears 15, which are bent downwardly at acute angles, and the lower edgesthereof are bent outwardly to form feet 16. At the rear ends of thewings 6 are formed the tabs 6, and at therear ends of the portions 15are formed the tabs 15, which are bent so that when the pan is completedthe tabs 6 will lie against the inner face of the portion 10 and thetabs 15 will lie against the inner face of the portion 13, in whichposition they may be soldered. The result of this construction is adust-pan body having great rigidity and durability. Furthermore, it willbe noted that after the dust has been brushed over the incline 7 itdrops into the recess in the rear thereof, so that when the pan is movedfrom place to place there'is no danger of spilling its contents.

A handle shown at 17 is provided and is secured to the extension 10 andprojects upwardly at right angles to the body 5,the upper portionthereof being being bent rearwardly and having a grip 18 attachedthereto.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the inventionmay be made and that any suitable materials and proportions may be usedfor the parts thereof without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is- A dust-pan formed of a single blank and including abottom having upwardly-bent side and rear walls, said walls havingdownwardly and outwardly bent portions mutually connected and havingtheir lower edge portions bent outwardly to form feet, said bottomhaving an extension at its front edge bent upwardly and rearwardly fromthe bottom and between the side walls thereof, the free end portion ofsuch extension being bent downwardly against the bottom.

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses, on the 19th day of March, 1901.

GRACE G. TIGHENOR.

Witnesses:

MARIE H. HUEHNER, E. D. TIonENoR.

